Feast of Fiddles
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About the show
Feast of Fiddles is a musical entertainment like no other. Yes it’s fiddles and yes there’s folk music but there’s so much more. Pretty much every genre is covered by this epic band of wonderful fiddle players and the range of styles and well-known songs is huge – from traditional arrangements to Fairport Convention, Deep Purple, The Shadows and Abba
2026 and Feast of Fiddles are out again in May following their 31st tour. Born in Nettlebed on Valentine’s Day 1994 as a one-off special concert, Feast of Fiddles is a band of friends that puts on a show of huge dynamic range performed with passion, joy and a liberal dose of fun. Fiddlers Garry Blakeley (Band of Two), Joe Broughton (Urban Folk Quartet), Marion Fleetwood (Trad Arr, Sandy Denny Project), Tom Leary (Joe Brown) and Simon Swarbrick (Merry Hell) bring a large range of fiddle playing styles to the rock back-line of Dave Harding (bass), Martin Vincent (guitar) and Simon Price (drums). The band’s originator, leader and frontman Hugh Crabtree MBE squeezes his melodeon with gusto and keeps the show on the road! This is a live music entertainment like no other on the circuit which is guaranteed to be enjoyed by even the most doubting of friends dragged along!
“Absolutely awesome!” – Sue Marchant, BBC East
“Britain’s fiddling supergroup” – Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2
“The best fiddle players of a generation” – Ian A Anderson
Website: https://feastoffiddles.co.uk
Featuring
Feast of Fiddles
The celebrated 11-piece collective combines the colossal talents of some of Britain's top fiddlers in a flourish of fretwork – Fairport Convention's Chris Leslie, Steeleye Span's brilliant bowman Peter Knight, Bully Wee Band's Ian Cutler and ex Battlefield Band's Brian McNeill joining forces with Garry Blakeley (Band of Two) and Tom Leary (John B Spencer Trio/Albion Morris). The sizzling "backing band" is led by band founder Hugh Crabtree on accordion and iconic folk-rock drummer Dave Mattacks, who has played with Fairport, Steeleye and Richard Thompson as well as the likes of Paul McCartney, Elton John and Chris Rea. Now living in the USA, the master drummer has played on a staggering number of diverse recordings. Also in the engine room are John Underwood and Martin Vincent on acoustic and electric guitars and Dave Harding on bass – virtuosos all.
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Address
St George's Church
High Street
Beckenham
BR3 1AX
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on Saturday 9 May 2026